COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONThis imperial red ale takes the intense hop profile found in traditional double ipa and turns up the malt. It has big aromatic hop notes of grapefruit, peach, and melon--balanced by a smooth and surprisingly robust malt body.

Bottled on June 27, 2012 - Pours reddish orange with a bubbly white head. Aroma of biscuity caramel malts, toffee, ripe fruits, hops and berries. Taste is malty and has a lot of berries, hints of ripe fruity hops, grass and peach. Finish is bitter and malty with a lot of berries. A bit unbalanced, too heavy on the berries.

12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a dark redish amber with a finger of long lasting off-white head. Aroma is mostly pine and citrus with a good dose of caramel malt. Taste is medium bitter and light sweet. Loads of citrus and caramel with a bit of pine in the aftertaste. Full bodied with a thick and sticky texture. Lively carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, great. I wouldn’t mind if they made this a new year-round.

12oz bottle. Filtered glowing red-amber. Foamy off-white head. Cool to see Sierra Nevada not only finally tackle an red, but also really nail it. BIg and full bodied, but quite balanced and drinkable too. Fruity amber malt and rich caramel malt is held in check by steady piny hop tones. SOme acidity in the back of the mouth. Veru good.

2012 12 oz. bottle from a pint glass. Reddish brown pour with a small than head. Aroma is all malts, where the taste has a strong malt profile. Lots of caramel with a decent citrusy hop finish. Would of like it a little more hoppy good beer

330ml bottle from Archive. Pours a very deep tarnished copper colour with a good even layer of light brown foam. The nose carries some fruitiness with pech and nectarine aromas. Strong alcohol kick in the aroma.

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